Interpretation of an “edge” in proton-proton scattering
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A study of proton-proton collisions at very high energy has revealed a "black disk," whose radius grows with the logarithm of the center-of-mass energy, surrounded by an edge of approximately constant width 1 fm. We interpret this behavior as the maximum length of a QCD string connecting the color triplet and antitriplet components of the proton, and propose further tests of this explanation.
4 pages, 1 figure, to be submitted to Phys. Rev. D. Some references and acknowledgments added
- University of Chicago United States
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment
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